BROWN CELEBRATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S PASSAGE OF THE D.C. VOTING RIGHTS ACT
April 19, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under The People's Blog, Voting Rights
WASHINGTON – Councilmember Kwame R. Brown expresses his excitement about today’s passage of the D.C. Voting Rights Act (H.R.1905) by a 241-177 vote:
“On Monday we marched for representation and today we are another step closer to victory. Since Home Rule, we have shouted loudly for statehood and finally we have been heard. I look [...]
Brown Breaks Ground: Council Approves First – Ever $40 Million TIF for East of the River
April 3, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Local Investment, Neighborhood Revitalization, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – Today Councilmember Kwame Brown co-introduced the first-ever Tax Increment Financing (TIF) bill to finance an East of the River development project, Skyland Shopping Center, a proposed mixed-use opportunity that has lagged in completion and is greatly anticipated by Ward 7 and 8 residents.
The “Skyland Project Retail Property Area Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2007”; [...]
D.C. Council Expedites School Facilities Construction, Approving $30 Million for Phelps Vocational School
April 3, 2007 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Job Creation, Legislation, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – Today, the D.C. Council unanimously approved the “School Modernization Funds Submission Requirements Waiver Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2007, ” to take action on the proposed Facilities Master Plan by waiving legal actions that the Board of Education and D.C. Public Schools have not yet met. The bill will provide access to funding for [...]
